Senior Management Team

Adam joined Channels and Choices in May 2019, previously Adam has worked with children in residential care since 2009 and has worked in every position within the sector, from being an RSW, registered manager right up to an assistant director as well as a regulation 44 visitor, Adam retains both the level 3 diploma in residential child care as well as the level 5 diploma in residential child care leadership and management, additionally Adam retains qualifications in safeguarding and behavioural analysis from his previous roles with other organisations. Adam was appointed as lead area manager and responsible individual for the residential service within Channels and Choices in February 2025.

Jenny has been responsible for supporting the opening and development of two brand new schools for children with Autism and SEMH needs. She previously worked as a Senior Commissioner for The Children’s Placement Service for a Local Authority in London, and also spent some 8 years as a Foster Carer, caring for 21 children 0-18 over that time. She spent a large part of her career in banking, and then specifically as a Business Development Manager for Operational Rigour within that sector.

Lydia has worked for the Fostering Team at Channels and Choices since January 2020. After completing an MA in Social Work she started her career in the field of child protection and looked after children, and later worked in adult social care. Aspiring to build on her existing skills and exercise her passion for art, she decided to complete an MA in Arts-Health, where she learned to use Art safely as a form of practical everyday support for people with diverse needs. She devised and managed her own research project into the impact of the Arts on adults with autism. Seeking to use this experience in different areas she started work as a Supervising Social Worker for a therapeutic Fostering Agency and later became Fostering Manager before joining the Channels and Choices Fostering Team.

Paulette has nearly 30 years experience working with children & their families within a Social Services setting and in various Education Provisions. She worked for the Local Authority for 16 years as a Social Work Assistant and Administration Manager in various teams such as the Asylum Team, Children in Care Team and Child Protection Team. Before joining Channels and Choices Paulette worked in both Primary & Secondary Schools as the Lead Safeguarding Manager & Children in Care Coordinator. Paulette has been a Lead Associate Trainer with Kent Safeguarding Children’s Multi-Agency Partnership for the last 17 years delivering Child Protection & Safeguarding, CSE, Online Safety and Radicalisation Training to professionals across Kent. She is also a Home Office approved trainer and she leads on many of the courses provided to our foster carers and staff from all departments across the community. Paulette is a member of our Fostering Panel and also part of the School Management Committee taking the lead on Safeguarding in both roles.

Tiffany manages all aspects of human resources, from recruitment to training, ensuring we attract and retain exceptional staff.

I have worked as Head of Mental Health and Communities at Porchlight, a leading mental health and homelessness charity, where I have overseen community-based support for adults and young people facing complex and multiple disadvantages. Prior to this, I served as a Headteacher in a school setting that supported children and young people with a range of social, emotional and mental health needs, often alongside significant Special Educational Needs.